Sports bra ban for Rowan University athletes finally ends

Carly Q. Romalino Cherry Hill Courier-Post Published 5:57 PM EST Nov 9, 2018 Outrage over an unwritten policy requiring athletes to cover up their sports bras has spurred Rowan University to put it on paper — sports bras are shirts. The Glassboro, New Jersey-based college was pummeled with criticism Friday over a longstanding verbal policy requiring all athletes to wear shirts during games and practices. Shirts had been required over sports bras, too. Controversy kicked up after Rowan student and track team member Gina Capone posted to theodysseyonline.com, slamming Rowan’s ban on female athletes wearing sports bras without a shirt during training. Capone, whom Rowan officials confirmed is a student at the college, could not be reached for comment. “We run in sports bras because we are confident, hard-working student athletes,” Capone wrote. “We do not run in a sports bra as a way to show off our bodies in attempts to distract men.” MORE SPORTS Biggest games for teams seeking bowl eligibility Bold predictions: South Bend shocker leads upsets Capone said the women’s cross country team is also barred from practicing on the school’s track. Capone claims her team was told running in sports bras is “distracting to the football players on the field during the same time,” she wrote in the post. The university said Capone’s claim is in error. The bra rule — a ban of shirtless practicing for athletes of all genders — has been a longstanding “verbal” policy that university spokesman Joe Cardona said is not in line with today’s practices. “The roots… [Read full story]